BACKGROUND NIMA related kinase 2(NEK2) is closely related to mitosis, and it is currently considered to be over-expressed frequently in many poorly prognostic cancers.However, the effect of the up-regulated NEK2 on ce...BACKGROUND NIMA related kinase 2(NEK2) is closely related to mitosis, and it is currently considered to be over-expressed frequently in many poorly prognostic cancers.However, the effect of the up-regulated NEK2 on cellular signaling in tumors,such as gastric cancer(GC), is con-fusing.AIM To determine the role of the up-regulation of NEK2 in GC.METHODS To investigate the pathological significance of NEK2 in GC, the expression pattern of NEK2 in GC was investigated based on the 'Oncomain' database and compared between 30 pairs of cancer samples and adjacent tissues. The coexpression of NEK2 and ERK in GC was analyzed using The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA) database and confirmed in clinical samples by quantitative realtime PCR(qRT-PCR), and the survival curve was also plotted. Western blot or qRT-PCR was used to analyze the effect of NEK2 on the phosphorylation levels of ERK and c-JUN in two GC cell lines(BGC823 and SGC7901) with NEK2 overexpression, and the expression of the downstream effector cyclin D1.Furthermore, CCK8, EdU incorporation assay, and flow cytometry were used to detect the proliferative ability of BGC823 and SGC7901 cells with stably silenced ERK.RESULTS NEK2 was significantly up-regulated in human GC tissues. ERK was significantly associated with NEK2 expression in human clinical specimens, and combined overexpression of NEK2 and ERK potentially forecasted a poor prognosis andsurvival in GC patients. NEK2 knockdown in GC cells inhibited ERK and c-JUN phosphory-lation and reduced the transcription of cyclin D1. More interestingly,NEK2 can rescue the inhibition of cellular viability, proliferation, and cell cycle progression due to ERK knockdown.CONCLUSION Our results indicate that NEK2 plays a carcinogenic role in the malignant proliferation of GC cells via the ERK/MAPK signaling, which may be important for treatment and improving patient survival.展开更多
目的 研究益气解毒方水提物对鼻咽癌细胞凋亡的影响,并从MAPK/ERK信号通路探讨其诱导凋亡的作用机制。方法 CCK-8法检测益气解毒方水提物对CNE1、CNE2细胞增殖的影响;Hoechst 33342染色法、JC-10染色法、荧光双染流式细胞仪检测其对CNE1...目的 研究益气解毒方水提物对鼻咽癌细胞凋亡的影响,并从MAPK/ERK信号通路探讨其诱导凋亡的作用机制。方法 CCK-8法检测益气解毒方水提物对CNE1、CNE2细胞增殖的影响;Hoechst 33342染色法、JC-10染色法、荧光双染流式细胞仪检测其对CNE1、CNE2细胞凋亡的影响;Western blot法检测其对CNE1、CNE2细胞蛋白表达的影响。结果 益气解毒方水提物能抑制CNE1、CNE2细胞增殖( P <0.05)、诱导凋亡( P <0.05);药物作用48 h后,Survivin、XIAP、Bcl-2表达下降,Bax表达上升,MAPK/ERK信号通路关键蛋白p-c-Raf、p-MEK、p-ERK表达下降( P <0.05);在此基础上,加入激活剂ISO和益气解毒方水提物后,与单用益气解毒方水提物相比,p-c-Raf、p-MEK、p-ERK1/2表达上调,Survivin、XIAP、Bcl-2表达增加,Bax表达下降,促凋亡效应也降低( P <0.05)。结论 益气解毒方水提物可诱导鼻咽癌细胞凋亡,该效应与其抑制MAPK/ERK信号通路关键蛋白p-c-Raf、p-MEK、p-ERK1/2表达,进而下调Survivin、XIAP、Bcl-2表达,上调Bax表达有关。展开更多
文摘BACKGROUND NIMA related kinase 2(NEK2) is closely related to mitosis, and it is currently considered to be over-expressed frequently in many poorly prognostic cancers.However, the effect of the up-regulated NEK2 on cellular signaling in tumors,such as gastric cancer(GC), is con-fusing.AIM To determine the role of the up-regulation of NEK2 in GC.METHODS To investigate the pathological significance of NEK2 in GC, the expression pattern of NEK2 in GC was investigated based on the 'Oncomain' database and compared between 30 pairs of cancer samples and adjacent tissues. The coexpression of NEK2 and ERK in GC was analyzed using The Cancer Genome Atlas(TCGA) database and confirmed in clinical samples by quantitative realtime PCR(qRT-PCR), and the survival curve was also plotted. Western blot or qRT-PCR was used to analyze the effect of NEK2 on the phosphorylation levels of ERK and c-JUN in two GC cell lines(BGC823 and SGC7901) with NEK2 overexpression, and the expression of the downstream effector cyclin D1.Furthermore, CCK8, EdU incorporation assay, and flow cytometry were used to detect the proliferative ability of BGC823 and SGC7901 cells with stably silenced ERK.RESULTS NEK2 was significantly up-regulated in human GC tissues. ERK was significantly associated with NEK2 expression in human clinical specimens, and combined overexpression of NEK2 and ERK potentially forecasted a poor prognosis andsurvival in GC patients. NEK2 knockdown in GC cells inhibited ERK and c-JUN phosphory-lation and reduced the transcription of cyclin D1. More interestingly,NEK2 can rescue the inhibition of cellular viability, proliferation, and cell cycle progression due to ERK knockdown.CONCLUSION Our results indicate that NEK2 plays a carcinogenic role in the malignant proliferation of GC cells via the ERK/MAPK signaling, which may be important for treatment and improving patient survival.
文摘目的 研究益气解毒方水提物对鼻咽癌细胞凋亡的影响,并从MAPK/ERK信号通路探讨其诱导凋亡的作用机制。方法 CCK-8法检测益气解毒方水提物对CNE1、CNE2细胞增殖的影响;Hoechst 33342染色法、JC-10染色法、荧光双染流式细胞仪检测其对CNE1、CNE2细胞凋亡的影响;Western blot法检测其对CNE1、CNE2细胞蛋白表达的影响。结果 益气解毒方水提物能抑制CNE1、CNE2细胞增殖( P <0.05)、诱导凋亡( P <0.05);药物作用48 h后,Survivin、XIAP、Bcl-2表达下降,Bax表达上升,MAPK/ERK信号通路关键蛋白p-c-Raf、p-MEK、p-ERK表达下降( P <0.05);在此基础上,加入激活剂ISO和益气解毒方水提物后,与单用益气解毒方水提物相比,p-c-Raf、p-MEK、p-ERK1/2表达上调,Survivin、XIAP、Bcl-2表达增加,Bax表达下降,促凋亡效应也降低( P <0.05)。结论 益气解毒方水提物可诱导鼻咽癌细胞凋亡,该效应与其抑制MAPK/ERK信号通路关键蛋白p-c-Raf、p-MEK、p-ERK1/2表达,进而下调Survivin、XIAP、Bcl-2表达,上调Bax表达有关。
